It pains me that we don’t talk about this and that many healthcare professionals have had insufficient or no training in female sexual anatomy Female Sexual Pain Disorders.

If you are one of the thousands of women who have been told by their GP, Gynaecologist or health practitioner that

• Everything looks normal
• It’s all in your head
• You need to use more lubricant
• JUST RELAX more

If penetration is impossible. If sex really hurts and you talk to someone who makes you feel like it’s all in your head, like you’re just not trying hard enough, then their knowledge about why sex hurts isn’t good enough.

You and I both know how unacceptable this is. It’s scary to think that people don’t know about female sexual health. Unfortunately, feedback like this leaves you feeling like the problem is all in your head and that there isn’t much that can be done about it. So you go home feeling deflated and let down by the system.

• Self esteem
• Your happiness
• Your Sexuality
• Your relationships
• Your relationship with your body
• Fear that your partner will leave you
• Fear of the pain you are about to experience
• You avoid intimacy
• You avoid relationships
• You can get very depressed
• You get anxious and sad thinking about fertility issues
• Discouraged that you can’t find the help you need
• Exhausted